Boulder County and Longmont: Longmont is administering a down payment assistance program for residents from throughout Boulder County whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the flood, a program that includes mobile home purchases. Information is available on the Longmont flood-assistance webpage, ci.longmont.co.us/flood-info/flood_assistance/housing.htm.

Starting Monday, Boulder County will begin accepting applications from flood victims who need financial assistance to help cover expenses for making home repairs and paying rents.

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The county has received more than $5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery program to assist eligible homeowners.

The county will be making financial awards from that grant to help homeowners who meet income guidelines and other eligibility priorities and who need financial assistance with such projects as home repairs and repairs or replacements of septic systems, well systems, driveways, bridges, and culverts — as well as temporary rental assistance.

"This funding could help about 200 of the most vulnerable households in Boulder County that are still struggling to recover from the damage done by the flood," said Boulder County Commissioner Deb Gardner.

"While this round of support is limited and has strict eligibility requirements, it's a step in the right direction and we're optimistic we'll get more of this funding in the future," Gardner said.

Boulder County's programs are available to qualified flood-impacted residents of all the county's cities and towns — except for residents of Longmont, which is administering its own federally-funded housing assistance programs — as well as residents of unincorporated parts of the county.

Eligible homeowners can apply online at BoulderCountyFloodGrants.org or by visiting the county Housing and Human Services Office Department offices at 2525 13th St., Suite 204, in Boulder, or at 1921 Corporate Center Circle, Suite 3F, in Longmont.

City of Longmont residents must apply through the city. Longmont started accepting applications for flood recovery housing programs this past Monday at the city's Housing and Community Development Investment Division, 350 Kimbark St.

For the Boulder County-administered housing programs

a first round of applications will be sorted and prioritized according to level of vulnerability, and subsequent applications will be prioritized as funding is available.

County officials said that while there's no "hard deadline" for applications. residents should submit them no later than 4 p.m. Aug. 15 in order to have their applications considered for the first round of county priority-setting.

Boulder County officials emphasized that while Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds are now available, the amount of money is limited and won't be sufficient to assist everyone in need.

Additional CDBG-DR funding may become available after this first round is exhausted. Applications that do not make the project list in this first round will be considered as the county receives additional grants.

Applications received after Aug. 15 will also be prioritized and may be selected for funding as additional money becomes available.

Longmont will be accepting applications through Sept. 11 for the federally funded flood recovery programs the city is administering for its own residents.